Think Outside the Box
Who knew that a paint roller could be used for holding toilet paper and that car tires doubled as planters? Sometimes it’s hard to imagine using objects for unconventional purposes. Our resistance toward using familiar objects in new ways is known as functional fixedness, and it can get in the way of problem solving.
Who knew that a paint roller could be used for holding toilet paper and that car tires doubled as planters? Sometimes it’s hard to imagine using objects for unconventional purposes. Our resistance toward using familiar objects in new ways is known as functional fixedness, and it can get in the way of problem solving.
left: Andrea Jones/Garden World Images/age fotostock; right: Andreas Schlegel/age fotostock